Winston Kwek Choon Lin

Non-Executive & Independent Director at Penguin International

Mr. Kwek was appointed a Director of Penguin International Limited on 29 April 2021. He serves as the Lead Independent Director, a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Nominating Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He is a partner at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. Specialising in international trade and shipping law, Mr. Kwek is experienced in maritime issues. Since 2000, he has been nominated by various established legal publications as one of the leading lawyers in the region, especially in areas of shipping and maritime law, and was appointed by the Singapore Academy of Law in 2019 as a Senior Accredited Specialist on its inaugural panel of Maritime and Shipping Specialists.

Mr. Kwek graduated with a Bachelor of Law (Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1990 and was called to the Singapore Bar in March 1991. Between 2003 and 2016, he was an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore, teaching the Law of Marine Insurance. Mr. Kwek also sits, as an independent director, on the board of BH Global Corporation Limited, a company listed on the SGX.

Timeline

  • Non-Executive & Independent Director

    April 29, 2021 - present